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I just read a post about this problem with a toploader. We have a front loader. We previously used hard water, but have been using filtered rainwater (slightly more acidic than hard water) for the last year and a half. I didn't notice the black spots on my laundry until I started using OxiClean about 10 loads ago. I thought the OxiClean might be removing built up residue from the hard water, but based on the toploader post, perhaps it is oil. What do you think?

To Bailey: These are definitely spots, and when I spot treat them with Tide HE Original, they come out. When I wash the clothes again, I get spots.

To AJ: We harvest all the rainwater that comes off our roof and store it in a 30,000-gallon tank. We then pump it through 25 micron, 5 micron, and carbon filters. Then it passes by a UV light and into the house. Our whole potable water system is rainwater. Water resources are precious here.

After I posted the question last night, I washed sheets with Tide HE Original but without OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover Free. They came out with spots on them, but not as many as previous loads. I purchased some Tide Washing Machine Cleaner and ran one package through the "normal" cycle with hot water. I haven't washed anything since I did that.

Since you say it probably isn't oil, maybe the OxiClean is cleaning residue left from the previous several years by hard water ... and perhaps the Tide Washing Machine Cleaner will remove the rest. However, the spots are removed by spot cleaning like an oil, rather than a mineral.

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About the icons: The beer is tip link, if a tech saves ya some money buy em a 6 pack. The small green square=personal message. The green dot is a link to my web page on appliance repair and other general BS I love to post. The letter sends me email.I love fan letters! LOL

About the icons: The beer is tip link, if a tech saves ya some money buy em a 6 pack. The small green square=personal message. The green dot is a link to my web page on appliance repair and other general BS I love to post. The letter sends me email.I love fan letters! LOL

When we purchased the washer and dryer in 2005 or '06, we got a deal on a maintenance contract. A Kenmore repairman came out once each year for five years to perform maintenance. I am not sure what he did, but we never had to call Kenmore for a service call. The maintenance contract expired and we moved. We haven't done anything to maintain the washer except leave the door and dispenser open after we wash and keep the tub, door gaskets, dispenser and door clean.